[DUG] A change in upgrade policy coming from Embarcadero

[Richard Vowles]

2009/9/16 Paul A Norman <paul.a.norman at gmail.com>

> And I have heard nothing until Richard in this Forum smirked last night was
> I actually using 2005?
> So is that the level of support and followup we can expect?
>

That was quite rude Paul.

Paul, I am not, and have never been the reason you continue to use Delphi
2005. I am also not responsible for the quality of Delphi 2005 and given
most people downgraded back to Delphi 7, find it hugely surprising you
continue to use Delphi 2005. IMHO, Borland was responsible for Delphi 2005,
CodeGear and Embarcadero have apologised enough for this version and have
spent considerable time, money and effort to make subsequent versions that
they actually own and are responsible for the best quality releases we have
seen in a long time. But they are a business and need to make money. It is
time to move on. I pay for my development tools and continue to invest in
them - they are part of what I do to make myself a better developer and
produce code more effectively for my customers. Tools, like time, training
and all other effort is something you invest in IMHO, and if you feel the
time you spend with a less than effective tool is worth more than the cost
of upgrading to a product owned by a completely different, there is little I
feel the need to do about it.

I'm afraid $500-600 every 18 months for a new version of a Delphi Pro which
provides such incredible value would be the least of my decision making
points. Given I could delay that under current upgrade policy for years and
still pay the same amount for an even greater jump in productivity and
capability makes the cost of the upgrade, in my opinion, a no brainer. I
however, am a professional software developer.

Richard
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